I love shopping and I love a bargain. This Thanksgiving, we were iced in and I took advantage of online shopping!! That's why I love Teachers Pay Teachers...instant downloads and you can start using products immediately!! I cannot tell you how many times I've made purchases over my plan time, and then started using them the same day :)
This year, the Teacher's Pay Teacher's Cyber Monday sale is November 30th and December 1st.

Finally, my First Grade MEGA Bundle for Phonics and Phonemic Awareness is #3 on my wishlist. It is also great for guided reading activities, workstations, and great for RTI. I've received lots of feedback from teachers that are using it with 2nd or 3rd grade students that are needing additional practice with phonics and phonemic awareness. It is a great value, and includes my phonics assessment bundle and a number of interactive notebooks!

We've been working on teaching social skills. We use Kagan Cooperative Learning at my school and I was finding that even just for simple greetings, my students needed help. This poster gives them ideas of polite greetings, good-bye's, and praise.

This is from an earlier post, but for one more week these mats are FREE!!! One tiny aspect of implementing Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures involves setting students up in teams of four. For the month of November my Team Mats will be free!!! These are a great way to help manage the classroom and implement Kagan structures. I say things like:

"Partner A, tell your partner one new thing you learned when you read this section."

"Partner B, ask your partner one question that can be answered on page 72."

In addition, you can use a student's number to help you. For example, "All the 4s, come pick up your team's papers."

I'm so glad to link up with More than a Worksheet and discuss student engagement. My school has implemented Kagan Cooperative Learning for the past five years. It is all about engaging students and making them accountable to one another. Students are equally participating in learning structures. I find that they are a great way for students to process and practice what they are learning. Here is a brief article that outlines some structures. If there is ever a class in your area, I highly recommend it. The structures lend themselves to improving classroom management and student learning!

One tiny aspect of implementing Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures involves setting students up in teams of four. For the month of November my Team Mats will be free!!! These are a great way to help manage the classroom and implement Kagan structures. I say things like:

"Partner A, tell your partner one new thing you learned when you read this section."

"Partner B, ask your partner one question that can be answered on page 72."

In addition, you can use a student's number to help you. For example, "All the 4s, come pick up your team's papers."

I cannot believe it is November!!! Tonight is a big night!!! I'm hoping the Kansas City Royals can pull out a win tonight!! We are having beautiful weather this week...80 degrees!! Typically it is about 50 degrees!

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Hi! I am an enthusiastic reading teacher that is passionate about engaging students in learning! When I’m not teaching, you’ll find me outdoors! I love traveling, hiking, books and reality tv! I am very blessed to be a reading specialist and literacy coach at an elementary school where I can share my passion for reading with teachers and students!